Hogwarts Ordnance Manual

The Forbidden Forest is a large area of ​​primeval forest east of Hogwarts Castle. It has towering giant trees, lush vegetation, inaccessible and rich in species. In addition to ordinary birds, animals, fish, insects, flowers and plants, there are hundreds of magical animals living in the Forbidden Forest. , a national forest park that can be called the Wizarding World, a precious natural pure land in human civilization.

However, Dudley did not believe this publicly publicized information, because the Forbidden Forest was surrounded by an endless magic wall within the scope of Hogwarts. It was the private property of Hogwarts, or a cash cow for the school board.

Although the magical world is magical, it cannot create food or daily necessities out of thin air, otherwise there would be no currency. The huge Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry neither charges tuition nor has any operating school assets. So students Where do the food, drink, diarrhea, the salaries of many professors and school janitors, the maintenance of the castle, and the huge energy consumption come from?

In fact, these expenses are provided by the twelve school directors, that is, the twelve wizard families. But anyone familiar with the novel knows that even the powerful wizard families with a long history are declining at this time, such as the Black family, The Malfoy family, the Gaunt family, etc., have spent hundreds of years of squandering, enjoying themselves, and not doing anything. Their ancestors' savings have long been emptied. How can they donate so much money to Hogwarts for free? Malfoy doesn't look like it. A generous and selfless philanthropist?

Unless they are not donations, but investments.And the Forbidden Forest is where they make their profits.

This can be seen from many details. For example, Hagrid's position is neither a forest guard nor a campus guard, but a "gamekeeper". He guards the hunting grounds of the directors.If it is really to protect the campus, why does the wall need to include the entire Forbidden Forest?

The word "forbidden" in the Forbidden Forest is not to protect the safety of students (otherwise, first-year students who make mistakes would not be thrown into the Forbidden Forest to be punished. This shows that the professors do not think this place is dangerous, just scary), but No one else is allowed to enter the forest to poach.

There was a five-day holiday at Christmas, and most of the students chose to go home to visit relatives. Dudley wrote a long letter to Vernon and Peggy, but stayed at Hogwarts with Harry.

Acting alone with Dudley for the first time, Harry still felt something different. He felt that Dudley was like a composite of the three of them, with Hermione's erudition, his own fearlessness, Ron's loyalty, and even... There was a bit of coldness that could only be felt in Snape.

They sneaked out of the castle and passed by Hagrid's hut, which was dimly lit. Poor Hagrid hadn't come back yet.

Because a student was attacked a few days ago, Malfoy persuaded the Ministry of Magic to reopen the old case, arrested Hagrid, and sent him to Azkaban for imprisonment. Although it has now been confirmed that he was wrongly accused, the Ministry of Magic is still Going through the process, it won't be put back until next week at the earliest.

The Ministry of Magic has always been like this. When it comes to good people, it catches them quickly and releases them slowly. When it comes to bad people, it catches them slowly and releases them quickly.

Although it was night, Yaya heard Harry's footsteps from afar, and ran over obediently to let Harry kiss and hug him, but Harry didn't have the strength.

Dudley wanted to ride his broom and sweep across the Forbidden Forest, but he underestimated the defense mechanism of Hogwarts.As a school, Hogwarts' curfew system is too strict, but it is all for a reason, and that is to protect the board's property.

Flying on the campus at night will directly trigger the alarm. Unidentified people entering the campus will directly trigger the alarm. Dudley can only give up his good wishes and walk to the Forbidden Forest. In addition to these defensive magics, there are also Yaya as patrol guards. Going to Harry, just a scream from Fang, and his own actions would be useless.

Harry excitedly walked into the Forbidden Forest with Tooth, and Dudley also agreed. After all, the Forbidden Forest was not small, and the two of them were not familiar with each other and would probably get lost.

"Dudley, would Hagrid be angry if you said we went to hunt Acromantulas?" Harry asked. Entering the forest, they felt it suddenly darken. The moonlight outside the forest shone on the snow, bright and clear. It was like daytime, but the cedars and redwoods in the forest blocked most of the light, making it look very dark and eerie.

If it wasn't for his absolute trust in Dudley, Harry wouldn't have come to mess around with him in the middle of the night. They had violated at least eight to ten school rules, and they didn't know why.

"How can I explain it to you... I need to improve my gun magic through constant fighting... and the Acromantula is a more suitable target. I have read Professor Flitwick's investigation report. The Acromantula has reproduced in too many numbers, endangering the habitats of centaurs and unicorns, so we can be considered as eliminating pests for the people!" Dudley said forcefully.

Harry shrugged without comment. He was not as philanthropic as Hagrid. He really didn't like magical animals such as Acromantulas and Explosive-tailed Skrewts. Besides, he wanted to repay Dudley. After all, whether it was Whether it was normal care or fighting in the Chamber of Secrets, Dudley had proven himself and made Harry admire him.

Dudley didn't care whether a pair of green or yellow eyes lit up in the dark forest and then disappeared quickly. He was holding the newly bought wand in his left hand, and his right hand had turned into a revolver. He could easily capture most wild beasts.

They quickly found the little spiders lining up to crawl deep into the forest. The description of Acromantulas in the novel was very strange. They looked like spiders, but could speak human language, and had characteristics similar to ants or bees. Even in winter, little spiders need to search for food in distant places and send it back to their nests.

This kind of little spider that crawls all over the forest is just a tool spider. Not only does it not have intelligence, it does not even have the ability to continue to grow or reproduce.Only a few female spiders and soldier spiders can grow to one or two meters tall.In the novel, Hagrid asked Harry to follow the foraging gadget spider to find Aragog.

"Follow the spiders and you can reach their nest." Dudley whispered.

Harry nodded, but couldn't help but ask: "I think we should try not to hurt Aragog...after all..."

Dudley chuckled and said, "Then you have to be able to beat me..."

Under the sparse moonlight, they stepped on the snow, making a slight creaking sound. The Forbidden Forest was quiet and mysterious at night, but trolls, werewolves and the like lived far away in the depths and did not appear on this day. When it was freezing cold, he came over to trouble them both.

Perhaps the scariest thing is the Thestrals resting under the big tree. Only those who have seen death can see their skeleton-like appearance.If given the chance, Dudley would really like a Thestral as a mount, it would definitely be very popular.

They walked about two miles and came to a woodland that was almost in ruins, because the trees here had basically lost their branches and leaves. Pale spider silk entangled the swaying tree trunks into a maze, and there were dead grass or snow under the trees. There are slightly squirming eggs or cocoons of different shapes everywhere. These cocoons should be the "reserve food" hunted by the large soldier spiders.

Deep in the woodland are several hills covered with caves. In the novel, Harry and Ron found Aragog here.

"I think Hagrid must not know that the Acromantula has damaged the forest to this extent!" Harry muttered. The scene in front of him has confirmed Dudley's words. The spider nest is expanding, except for the Acromantula wherever it goes. I can't survive anything.

Dudley curled his lips and did not comment on Harry's words. It is true that Hagrid loves magical animals, but his understanding of these creatures is obviously not objective enough. Rabbits and wolves are both part of the ecology. If there are too many wolves, they will attack herdsmen and sheep. Too few wolves will cause hares to eat up the grassland. Humans should not favor certain animals based on their own feelings, let alone release alien species that have no natural enemies.

So when Dudley saw the current scene, he felt that it was not unfair at all for Hagrid to be captured and sent to Azkaban for a few days.

"Cheer up! Get ready to work!" Dudley pointed to a cave entrance.

There was obviously something in the darkness over there that had heard what they were saying. It leaned out part of its body vigilantly. On its round head, eight green eyes were staring at the entrance of the woodland, waiting for prey to step into the spider web. In the trap.